Chapter 23
Surah Al Muminoon (The Believers)
23.41
surah 23 - verse 41
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| Arberry | And the Cry seized them justly, and We made them as scum; so away with the people of the evildoers! |
| Maududi | Then a mighty blast quite justly overtook them, and We reduced them to a rubble. So away with the wrong-doing folk! |
| Pickthall | So the (Awful) Cry overtook them rightfully, and We made them like as wreckage (that a torrent hurleth). A far removal for wrongdoing folk! |
| Sahih | So the shriek seized them in truth, and We made them as [plant] stubble. Then away with the wrongdoing people. |
| Yusuf Ali | Then the Blast overtook them with justice, and We made them as rubbish of dead leaves (floating on the stream of Time)! So away with the people who do wrong! |
23.42
surah 23 - verse 42
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| Arberry | Thereafter, after them, We produced other generations; |
| Maududi | Then, after them, We brought forth other generations. |
| Pickthall | Then after them We brought forth other generations. |
| Sahih | Then We produced after them other generations. |
| Yusuf Ali | Then We raised after them other generations. |
23.43
surah 23 - verse 43
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| Arberry | no nation outstrips its term, nor do they put it back. |
| Maududi | No nation can outstrip its term, nor can it put it back. |
| Pickthall | No nation can outstrip its term, nor yet postpone it. |
| Sahih | No nation will precede its time [of termination], nor will they remain [thereafter]. |
| Yusuf Ali | No people can hasten their term, nor can they delay (it). |
23.44
surah 23 - verse 44
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| Arberry | Then sent We Our Messengers successively; whenever its Messenger came to a nation they cried him lies, so We caused some of them to follow others, and We made them as but tales; so away with a people who do not believe! |
| Maududi | Then We sent Our Messengers in succession. Whenever a Messenger came to his people they rejected him, calling him a liar. Thereupon, We made each people to follow the other (to its doom), reducing them to mere tales (of the past). Scourged be the people who do not believe! |
| Pickthall | Then We sent our messengers one after another. Whenever its messenger came unto a nation they denied him; so We caused them to follow one another (to disaster) and We made them bywords. A far removal for folk who believe not! |
| Sahih | Then We sent Our messengers in succession. Every time there came to a nation its messenger, they denied him, so We made them follow one another [to destruction], and We made them narrations. So away with a people who do not believe. |
| Yusuf Ali | Then sent We our messengers in succession: every time there came to a people their messenger, they accused him of falsehood: so We made them follow each other (in punishment): We made them as a tale (that is told): So away with a people that will not believe! |
23.45
surah 23 - verse 45
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| Arberry | Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron with Our signs and a manifest authority |
| Maududi | Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron with Our Signs and a clear authority |
| Pickthall | Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron with Our tokens and a clear warrant |
| Sahih | Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron with Our signs and a clear authority |
| Yusuf Ali | Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron, with Our Signs and authority manifest, |
23.46
surah 23 - verse 46
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| Arberry | unto Pharaoh and his Council; but they waxed proud, and they were a lofty people, |
| Maududi | to Pharaoh and to his chiefs, but they behaved superciliously and they were haughty. |
| Pickthall | Unto Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they scorned (them) and they were despotic folk. |
| Sahih | To Pharaoh and his establishment, but they were arrogant and were a haughty people. |
| Yusuf Ali | To Pharaoh and his Chiefs: But these behaved insolently: they were an arrogant people. |
23.47
surah 23 - verse 47
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| Arberry | and they said, 'What, shall we believe two mortals like ourselves, whose people are our servants?' |
| Maududi | They said: "Shall we put faith in two mortals like ourselves when their people are slaves to us?" |
| Pickthall | And they said: Shall we put faith in two mortals like ourselves, and whose folk are servile unto us? |
| Sahih | They said, "Should we believe two men like ourselves while their people are for us in servitude?" |
| Yusuf Ali | They said: "Shall we believe in two men like ourselves? And their people are subject to us!" |
23.48
surah 23 - verse 48
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| Arberry | So they cried them lies, and they were among the destroyed. |
| Maududi | So they rejected them, calling them liars, and they too eventually became of those that were destroyed. |
| Pickthall | So they denied them, and became of those who were destroyed. |
| Sahih | So they denied them and were of those destroyed. |
| Yusuf Ali | So they accused them of falsehood, and they became of those who were destroyed. |
23.49
surah 23 - verse 49
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| Arberry | And We gave Moses the Book, that haply they would be guided; |
| Maududi | And We gave Moses the Book that people might be guided by it. |
| Pickthall | And We verily gave Moses the Scripture, that haply they might go aright. |
| Sahih | And We certainly gave Moses the Scripture that perhaps they would be guided. |
| Yusuf Ali | And We gave Moses the Book, in order that they might receive guidance. |
23.50
surah 23 - verse 50
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| Arberry | and We made Mary's son, and his mother, to be a sign, and gave them refuge upon a height, where was a hollow and a spring: |
| Maududi | And We made Mary's son, and his mother, a Sign, and We gave them refuge on a lofty ground, a peaceful site with springs flowing in it. |
| Pickthall | And We made the son of Mary and his mother a portent, and We gave them refuge on a height, a place of flocks and watersprings. |
| Sahih | And We made the son of Mary and his mother a sign and sheltered them within a high ground having level [areas] and flowing water. |
| Yusuf Ali | And We made the son of Mary and his mother as a Sign: We gave them both shelter on high ground, affording rest and security and furnished with springs. |
23.51
surah 23 - verse 51
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| Arberry | 'O Messengers, eat of the good things and do righteousness; surely I know the things you do. |
| Maududi | Messengers! Partake of the things that are clean, and act righteously. I know well all that you do. |
| Pickthall | O ye messengers! Eat of the good things, and do right. Lo! I am Aware of what ye do. |
| Sahih | [Allah said], "O messengers, eat from the good foods and work righteousness. Indeed, I, of what you do, am Knowing. |
| Yusuf Ali | O ye messengers! enjoy (all) things good and pure, and work righteousness: for I am well-acquainted with (all) that ye do. |
23.52
surah 23 - verse 52
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| Arberry | Surely this community of yours is one community, and I am your Lord; so fear Me.' |
| Maududi | This community of yours is one community, and I am your Lord; so hold Me alone in fear. |
| Pickthall | And lo! this your religion is one religion and I am your Lord, so keep your duty unto Me. |
| Sahih | And indeed this, your religion, is one religion, and I am your Lord, so fear Me." |
| Yusuf Ali | And verily this Brotherhood of yours is a single Brotherhood, and I am your Lord and Cherisher: therefore fear Me (and no other). |
23.53
surah 23 - verse 53
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| Arberry | But they split in their affair between them into sects, each party rejoicing in what is with them. |
| Maududi | But people later cut up their religion into bits, each group rejoicing in what they have. |
| Pickthall | But they (mankind) have broken their religion among them into sects, each group rejoicing in its tenets. |
| Sahih | But the people divided their religion among them into sects - each faction, in what it has, rejoicing. |
| Yusuf Ali | But people have cut off their affair (of unity), between them, into sects: each party rejoices in that which is with itself. |
23.54
surah 23 - verse 54
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| Arberry | So leave thou them in their perplexity for a time. |
| Maududi | So leave them immersed in their heedlessness till an appointed time. |
| Pickthall | So leave them in their error till a time. |
| Sahih | So leave them in their confusion for a time. |
| Yusuf Ali | But leave them in their confused ignorance for a time. |
23.55
surah 23 - verse 55
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| Arberry | What, do they think that We succour them with of wealth and children, |
| Maududi | Do they fancy that Our continuing to give them wealth and children (means) that |
| Pickthall | Think they that in the wealth and sons wherewith We provide them |
| Sahih | Do they think that what We extend to them of wealth and children |
| Yusuf Ali | Do they think that because We have granted them abundance of wealth and sons, |
23.56
surah 23 - verse 56
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| Arberry | We vie in good works for them? Nay, but they are not aware. |
| Maududi | We are busy lavishing on them all kinds of good? Nay, they do not perceive the reality of the matter. |
| Pickthall | We hasten unto them with good things? Nay, but they perceive not. |
| Sahih | Is [because] We hasten for them good things? Rather, they do not perceive. |
| Yusuf Ali | We would hasten them on in every good? Nay, they do not understand. |
23.57
surah 23 - verse 57
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| Arberry | Surely those who tremble in fear of their Lord |
| Maududi | Surely those who stand in awe for fear of their Lord, |
| Pickthall | Lo! those who go in awe for fear of their Lord. |
| Sahih | Indeed, they who are apprehensive from fear of their Lord |
| Yusuf Ali | Verily those who live in awe for fear of their Lord; |
23.58
surah 23 - verse 58
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| Arberry | and those who believe in the signs of their Lord |
| Maududi | who have full faith in the Signs of their Lord; |
| Pickthall | And those who believe in the revelations of their Lord, |
| Sahih | And they who believe in the signs of their Lord |
| Yusuf Ali | Those who believe in the Signs of their Lord; |
23.59
surah 23 - verse 59
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| Arberry | and those who associate naught with their Lord |
| Maududi | who associate none with their Lord in His Divinity, |
| Pickthall | And those who ascribe not partners unto their Lord, |
| Sahih | And they who do not associate anything with their Lord |
| Yusuf Ali | Those who join not (in worship) partners with their Lord; |
23.60
surah 23 - verse 60
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| Arberry | and those who give what they give, their hearts quaking that they are returning to their Lord -- |
| Maududi | who give, whatever they give in charity, with their hearts trembling at the thought that they are destined to return to their Lord; |
| Pickthall | And those who give that which they give with hearts afraid because they are about to return unto their Lord, |
| Sahih | And they who give what they give while their hearts are fearful because they will be returning to their Lord - |
| Yusuf Ali | And those who dispense their charity with their hearts full of fear, because they will return to their Lord;- |